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The moonlight was as clear as water at night.

The night air is cool and refreshing with a gentle breeze, and the leaves rustle softly in the wind.

Inside a palace in the Great Xia Imperial Palace, palace maids were hurrying to dress up a woman. The emperor was coming tonight, so they had to make the woman who was to serve him as beautiful as possible.

After an unknown amount of time, a maid's voice came from outside, "His Majesty has arrived!"

Upon hearing this sound, the palace maids inside the room quickened their pace.

A moment later, the palace room door opened, and Lu Chen, dressed in a black and gold dragon robe, entered the room.

At this moment, Xuan Yuan Yunqi, dressed in a red dress, with a red string on her head and a headdress hanging from her forehead, immediately stood up from in front of the dressing mirror.

She quickly approached Lu Chen, and led all the palace maids in bowing to him, saying, "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Lu Chen walked a few steps to Xuan Yuan Yunqi, then put his hand on her shoulder and personally helped her up. "Get up, both of you!"

Xuan Yuan Yunqi then slowly stood up. After Xuan Yuan Yunqi stood up, Lu Chen carefully looked at Xuan Yuan Yunqi tonight.

The red dress that Xuan Yuan Yun Qi was wearing suited her perfectly, and the gold-threaded red belt around her waist accentuated her curvaceous waist and hips.

Most importantly, Xuan Yuan Yunqi's hair was still in a single ponytail. After her hair was tied up, her fair neck was revealed. She still looked heroic and dashing, with a heroic spirit between her brows.

She and Bai Qingqing looked very similar, but Bai Qingqing was a cold beauty, while Xuan Yuan Yunqi had a blush on her face. She didn't have Bai Qingqing's icy temperament.

She gives off a very lively, sunny, and energetic vibe.

Xuan Yuan Yunqi looked into Lu Chen's eyes and said, "Your Majesty, I will serve you tonight."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen immediately teased her, saying, "Serve? I came here tonight to hear who you think is suitable to be the commander of the Imperial Guard."

"You haven't thought it through yet, have you?"

"If you haven't made up your mind, it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor to come here tonight."

Lu Chen's words immediately made Xuan Yuan Yunqi feel a lot more pressure. She had actually thought of someone to be the commander of the Imperial Guard, but her purpose today was not to tell Lu Chen who was suitable to be the commander of the Imperial Guard.

Even if she told the emperor who was suitable, she couldn't go south with the army if the emperor didn't agree, let alone serve as the commander-in-chief.

So what she needs to do now is to serve the emperor well. If the emperor is happy, perhaps her opportunity will come.

"Your Majesty, I..."

Before Xuan Yuan Yunqi could finish speaking, Lu Chen burst out laughing. He raised his hand, pulled Xuan Yuan Yunqi's slender waist into his arms, and then slowly walked towards the soft couch with her fragrant body in his arms.

As they walked, Chen whispered in Xuan Yuan Yunqi's ear, "Since you invited me here, let's not talk about those things tonight. Let's get down to business."

Holding Lu Chen like this, Xuan Yuan Yunqi instantly felt her whole body burning up, as if her body was on fire.

Lu Chen hadn't walked far before he brought Xuan Yuan Yunqi to the edge of the soft couch. Then, Lu Chen gently pushed Xuan Yuan Yunqi's body down, placing his hands on either side of her beautiful hair, looking down at her heroic and beautiful face.

Being stared at so directly by Lu Chen, Xuan Yuan Yunqi felt her consciousness begin to blur. Lu Chen seemed to be radiating a special kind of pressure, making Xuan Yuan Yunqi's heart pound wildly.

At this moment, a peculiar scent entered Xuan Yuan Yunqi's delicate nose. This scent was very special, making her even more restless.

Suddenly, Xuan Yuan Yunqi thought of something and said, "Your Majesty, let me serve you."

This time it was her initiative, so naturally she should be the one serving the emperor. How could the emperor be allowed to take the initiative?

She had also studied matters between men and women, so she knew how to do it and serving Lu Chen wasn't a big problem.

Upon hearing Xuan Yuan Yunqi's words, Lu Chen smiled slightly and then said, "Alright then."

"Then it's up to you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Chen took off his shoes and then lay down on Xuan Yuan Yunqi's soft couch.

At this moment, Xuan Yuan Yunqi got up from the soft couch and took the initiative to lower the curtain of the soft couch.

Immediately afterwards, Xuan Yuan Yunqi began to undress Lu Chen. Just as Xuan Yuan Yunqi raised her hand, Lu Chen grabbed her wrist and then looked at her hand.

Xuan Yuan Yunqi's hands were rather rough, after all, she was someone who often wielded a sword, and her hands had a lot of calluses. Although Xuan Yuan Yunqi soaked them in hot water for a long time and applied some medicine in order to serve Lu Chen, they were still old calluses and were not so easy to remove.

Seeing Lu Chen staring at the calluses on her hands, Xuan Yuan Yunqi seemed to understand something and immediately apologized, saying, "Your Majesty, it's my fault. My hands are too rough, and I can't serve you properly..."

Before Xuan Yuan Yunqi could finish speaking, Lu Chen interrupted her, saying, "This isn't a big problem, you don't need to apologize."

At this point, Lu Chen used the Rejuvenating Hand technique to treat Xuan Yuan Yunqi's hand. Soon, Xuan Yuan Yunqi's hand became incredibly smooth and delicate, and the calluses on her hand seemed to have completely disappeared.

Although the calluses had disappeared, Xuan Yuan Yunqi's hands were actually the same as before, and she didn't feel any discomfort when holding a sword. It's just that the skin on her hands had become softer, more elastic, and more resilient.

Seeing that her hands had changed so drastically, Xuan Yuan Yunqi immediately thanked her, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Lu Chen smiled slightly, then lay back down on the bed and said, "Alright, Yun Qi, just continue whatever you want to do."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Yuan Yunqi's beautiful face instantly turned bright red, and she continued to undress Lu Chen.

Lu Chen barely moved, and under these circumstances, it took Xuan Yuan Yun Qi a lot of time to undress him.

After an unknown amount of time, the two finally opened up to each other, and Xuan Yuan Yunqi began to use some of the knowledge she had learned to serve Lu Chen.

Looking at Xuan Yuan Yunqi, who was diligently serving him, Lu Chen thought to himself, "As expected of a girl who often rides horses, her legs are really strong, almost as strong as Xiao Wenyao's."

Originally, it was Xuan Yuan Yunqi who was serving Lu Chen, but not long after, Xuan Yuan Yunqi couldn't take it anymore. She collapsed and lay in Lu Chen's arms. Realizing her loss of composure, Xuan Yuan Yunqi weakly apologized, saying, "Your Majesty, it is my fault. I failed to satisfy Your Majesty."

Lu Chen raised his hand and gently stroked Xuan Yuan Yunqi's jade-like back, saying as he did so, "You've done very well."

At this point, Lu Chen asked directly, "Do you really want to lead troops into battle?"

Faced with this question, Xuan Yuan Yunqi answered without hesitation, "Yes!"

Lu Chen said, "Your brother should have told you that I don't want to see you get hurt."

Xuan Yuan Yunqi fell silent. She knew that Lu Chen cared about her a lot, but her childhood dream was to fight on the battlefield and become a great general.

Seeing that Xuan Yuan Yunqi remained silent, Lu Chen continued, "I told you before that I would give you this opportunity. Since you can't wait any longer, I will give you one."

"This time, I'll give you 100,000 soldiers for our southward campaign."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Yuan Yunqi instantly became excited, her muscles tensing up. "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Sensing Xuan Yuan Yunqi's physical reaction, Lu Chen smiled slightly and then whispered in her ear, "My General Xuan Yuan, your battle is over, but my battle has not yet begun."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Yuan Yunqi's heart tightened, and she immediately replied, "Your Majesty, I will allow you to do as you please." (End of Chapter)